Sunderland v Chelsea, 07 May 2016

Score3-2 to Sunderland
RefereeMichael Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStadium of Light
Attendance47,050

View Sunderland v Chelsea head to head

Sunderland had now won three of the last 24 Premier League meetings (lost 19). Kick-off: 3.00pm

3 Sunderland

2 Chelsea

Goals:

Wahbi Khazri 41 G
Fabio Borini 67 G
Jermain Defoe 70 G

Goals:

Diego Costa 14 G
Nemanja Matić 45 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Younès Kaboul
Defender Lamine Koné
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Jan Kirchhoff
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Midfielder Yann M'Vila
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Wahbi Khazri

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
Branislav Ivanović Defender
John Terry Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Nemanja Matić Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
John Obi Mikel Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Diego Costa Forward
Eden Hazard Forward

Substitutions:

John O'Shea for Lamine Koné 55
Duncan Watmore for Jan Kirchhoff 64
Seb Larsson for Lee Cattermole 71

Substitutions:

Baba Rahman for Branislav Ivanović 68
Oscar for Willian 80
Bertrand Traoré for John Obi Mikel 83

Cards:

Lee Cattermole 52 Y
Jermain Defoe 70 Y
Younès Kaboul 87 Y
Seb Larsson 88 Y

Cards:

Gary Cahill 1 Y
John Terry 87 Y
John Terry 90 Y
John Terry 90 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender John O'Shea
Defender/Midfielder Seb Larsson
Defender/Midfielder Jack Rodwell
Forward Jeremain Lens
Forward Dame N'Doye
Forward Duncan Watmore

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Baba Rahman
Defender/Midfielder Kenedy
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Oscar
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Alexandre Pato

Comments:

League position: 17th Jermain Defoe had now scored 18 goals in all competitions in this season; 13 more than any other Sunderland player. Former Chelsea forward Fabio Borini had now scored in three of his four Premier League appearances against the Blues for the Black Cats. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Sunderland’s first goal against Chelsea on Saturday 7 th May 2016 has been confirmed as a Wahbi Khazri goal. (Circular 24 – 11th May 2016)

Comments:

League position: 9th Gary Cahill was booked after 44 seconds, the second quickest booking in the Premier League in this season. AFC Bournemouth's Max Gradel was shown a yellow card after 37 seconds against Leicester City on 29 August 2015. Chelsea, who had now conceded over 50 goals in a Premier League season for the first time since 1996-97, had now kept only one clean sheet in their last 12 league games. Nemanja Matic scored in the third minute of added time in the first half. John Terry was booked for the second time and sent off in the fifth minute of added time in the second half.

3 Sunderland

Goals:

Wahbi Khazri 41 G
Fabio Borini 67 G
Jermain Defoe 70 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Younès Kaboul
Defender Lamine Koné
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Jan Kirchhoff
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Midfielder Yann M'Vila
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Wahbi Khazri

Substitutions:

John O'Shea for Lamine Koné 55
Duncan Watmore for Jan Kirchhoff 64
Seb Larsson for Lee Cattermole 71

Cards:

Lee Cattermole 52 Y
Jermain Defoe 70 Y
Younès Kaboul 87 Y
Seb Larsson 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender John O'Shea
Defender/Midfielder Seb Larsson
Defender/Midfielder Jack Rodwell
Forward Jeremain Lens
Forward Dame N'Doye
Forward Duncan Watmore

Comments:

League position: 17th Jermain Defoe had now scored 18 goals in all competitions in this season; 13 more than any other Sunderland player. Former Chelsea forward Fabio Borini had now scored in three of his four Premier League appearances against the Blues for the Black Cats. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Sunderland’s first goal against Chelsea on Saturday 7 th May 2016 has been confirmed as a Wahbi Khazri goal. (Circular 24 – 11th May 2016)

2 Chelsea

Goals:

Diego Costa 14 G
Nemanja Matić 45 G

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
Branislav Ivanović Defender
John Terry Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Nemanja Matić Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
John Obi Mikel Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Diego Costa Forward
Eden Hazard Forward

Substitutions:

Baba Rahman for Branislav Ivanović 68
Oscar for Willian 80
Bertrand Traoré for John Obi Mikel 83

Cards:

Gary Cahill 1 Y
John Terry 87 Y
John Terry 90 Y
John Terry 90 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Baba Rahman
Defender/Midfielder Kenedy
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Oscar
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Alexandre Pato

Comments:

League position: 9th Gary Cahill was booked after 44 seconds, the second quickest booking in the Premier League in this season. AFC Bournemouth's Max Gradel was shown a yellow card after 37 seconds against Leicester City on 29 August 2015. Chelsea, who had now conceded over 50 goals in a Premier League season for the first time since 1996-97, had now kept only one clean sheet in their last 12 league games. Nemanja Matic scored in the third minute of added time in the first half. John Terry was booked for the second time and sent off in the fifth minute of added time in the second half.